Patents by Inventor Asako Hirai
Asako Hirai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12100782Abstract: In an embodiment an optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence with a first layer, a second layer and an active layer arranged between the first layer and the second layer, the semiconductor layer sequence having at least one injection region, wherein the first layer includes a first conductivity type, wherein the second layer includes a second conductivity type, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence includes the first conductivity type within the entire injection region, wherein the injection region, starting from the first layer, at least partially penetrates the active layer, wherein side surfaces of the semiconductor layer sequence are formed at least in places by the injection region, and wherein the injection region is configured to inject charge carriers directly into the active layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Asako Hirai
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Publication number: 20220131034Abstract: In an embodiment an optoelectronic semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor layer sequence with a first layer, a second layer and an active layer arranged between the first layer and the second layer, the semiconductor layer sequence having at least one injection region, wherein the first layer includes a first conductivity type, wherein the second layer includes a second conductivity type, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence includes the first conductivity type within the entire injection region, wherein the injection region, starting from the first layer, at least partially penetrates the active layer, wherein side surfaces of the semiconductor layer sequence are formed at least in places by the injection region, and wherein the injection region is configured to inject charge carriers directly into the active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Asako Hirai
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Publication number: 20210320006Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor component and workpiece are disclosed. In an embodiment a method includes forming a first semiconductor layer over a growth substrate, wherein a material of the first semiconductor layer is Inx1Aly1Ga(1-x1-y1)N, with 0?xl?1, 0?yl?1, applying a first modification substrate over the first semiconductor layer, wherein a material of the first modification substrate has a thermal expansion coefficient which is different from that of the first semiconductor layer, removing the growth substrate thereby obtaining a first layer stack, heating the first layer stack to a first growth temperature and growing a second semiconductor layer over a growth surface of the first semiconductor layer after heating the first layer stack, wherein due to heating a lattice constant of the first semiconductor layer is adapted to a lattice constant of the second semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Martin Behringer, Alexander Behres, Asako Hirai
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Patent number: 10910516Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic semiconductor element (100) comprising a semiconductor layer sequence (1) with a first layer (10) of a first conductivity type, a second layer (12) of a second conductivity type, and an active layer (11) which is arranged between the first layer (10) and the second layer (12) and which absorbs or emits electromagnetic radiation when operated as intended. The semiconductor element (100) is equipped with a plurality of injection regions (2) which are arranged adjacently to one another in a lateral direction, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence (1) is doped within each injection region (2) such that the semiconductor layer sequence (1) has the same conductivity type as the first layer (10) within the entire injection region (2). Each injection region (2) passes at least partly through the active layer (11) starting from the first layer (10).Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: OSRAM OLED GMBHInventors: Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Asako Hirai
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Publication number: 20200052153Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic semiconductor element (100) comprising a semiconductor layer sequence (1) with a first layer (10) of a first conductivity type, a second layer (12) of a second conductivity type, and an active layer (11) which is arranged between the first layer (10) and the second layer (12) and which absorbs or emits electromagnetic radiation when operated as intended. The semiconductor element (100) is equipped with a plurality of injection regions (2) which are arranged adjacently to one another in a lateral direction, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence (1) is doped within each injection region (2) such that the semiconductor layer sequence (1) has the same conductivity type as the first layer (10) within the entire injection region (2). Each injection region (2) passes at least partly through the active layer (11) starting from the first layer (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Alvaro GOMEZ-IGLESIAS, Asako HIRAI
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Patent number: 10522699Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is disclosed. In an embodiment a chip includes an active zone with a multi-quantum-well structure, wherein the multi-quantum-well structure includes multiple quantum-well layers and multiple barrier layers, which are arranged sequentially in an alternating manner along a growth direction and which each extend continuously over the entire multi-quantum-well structure, wherein seen in a cross-section parallel to the growth direction, the multi-quantum-well structure has at least one emission region and multiple transport regions, wherein the quantum-well layers and the barrier layers are thinner in the transport regions than in the emission region, wherein, along the growth direction, the transport regions have a constant width, and wherein the quantum-well layers and the barrier layers are oriented parallel to one another in the emission region and in the transport regions.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Asako Hirai, Tobias Meyer, Philipp Drechsel, Peter Strauß, Anna Nirschl, Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Tobias Niebling, Bastian Galler
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Patent number: 10490695Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic semiconductor element (100) comprising a semiconductor layer sequence (1) with a first layer (10) of a first conductivity type, a second layer (12) of a second conductivity type, and an active layer (11) which is arranged between the first layer (10) and the second layer (12) and which absorbs or emits electromagnetic radiation when operated as intended. The semiconductor element (100) is equipped with a plurality of injection regions (2) which are arranged adjacently to one another in a lateral direction, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence (1) is doped within each injection region (2) such that the semiconductor layer sequence (1) has the same conductivity type as the first layer (10) within the entire injection region (2). Each injection region (2) passes at least partly through the active layer (11) starting from the first layer (10).Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Asako Hirai
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Publication number: 20190109246Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is disclosed. In an embodiment a chip includes an active zone with a multi-quantum-well structure, wherein the multi-quantum-well structure includes multiple quantum-well layers and multiple barrier layers, which are arranged sequentially in an alternating manner along a growth direction and which each extend continuously over the entire multi-quantum-well structure, wherein seen in a cross-section parallel to the growth direction, the multi-quantum-well structure has at least one emission region and multiple transport regions, wherein the quantum-well layers and the barrier layers are thinner in the transport regions than in the emission region, wherein, along the growth direction, the transport regions have a constant width, and wherein the quantum-well layers and the barrier layers are oriented parallel to one another in the emission region and in the transport regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Asako Hirai, Tobias Meyer, Philipp Drechsel, Peter Stauß, Anna Nirschl, Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Tobias Niebling, Bastian Galler
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Patent number: 10249787Abstract: The invention relates to a component (10) having a semiconductor layer sequence, which has a p-conducting semiconductor layer (1), an n-conducting semiconductor layer (2), and an active zone (3) arranged between the p-conducting semiconductor layer and the n-conducting semiconductor layer, wherein the active zone has a multiple quantum well structure, which, from the p-conducting semiconductor layer to the n-conducting semiconductor layer, has a plurality of p-side barrier layers (32p) having intermediate quantum well layers (31) and a plurality of n-side barrier layers (32n) having intermediate quantum layers (31). Recesses (4) having flanks are formed in the semiconductor layer sequence on the part of the p-conducting semiconductor layer, wherein the quantum well layers and/or the n- and p-side barrier layers extend in a manner conforming to the flanks of the recesses at least in regions. The interior barrier layers have a larger average layer thickness than the p-side barrier layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBHInventors: Tobias Meyer, Thomas Lehnhardt, Matthias Peter, Asako Hirai, Juergen Off, Philipp Drechsel, Peter Stauss
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Patent number: 10164134Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is disclosed. In an embodiment the chip includes an active zone with a multi-quantum-well structure, wherein the multi-quantum-well structure comprises multiple quantum-well layers and multiple barrier layers, which are arranged sequentially in an alternating manner along a growth direction, wherein the multi-quantum-well structure has at least one emission region and multiple transport regions which are arranged sequentially in an alternating manner in a direction perpendicular to the growth direction, wherein at least one of the quantum-well layers and the barrier layers are thinner in the transport regions than in the emission regions, and wherein the quantum-well layers in the transport regions and in the emission regions are oriented perpendicularly to the growth direction with exception of a junction region between adjacent transport regions and emission regions.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbHInventors: Asako Hirai, Tobias Meyer, Philipp Drechsel, Peter Stauß, Anna Nirschl, Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Tobias Niebling, Bastian Galler
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Publication number: 20180083160Abstract: The invention relates to a component (10) having a semiconductor layer sequence, which has a p-conducting semiconductor layer (1), an n-conducting semiconductor layer (2), and an active zone (3) arranged between the p-conducting semiconductor layer and the n-conducting semiconductor layer, wherein the active zone has a multiple quantum well structure, which, from the p-conducting semiconductor layer to the n-conducting semiconductor layer, has a plurality of p-side barrier layers (32p) having intermediate quantum well layers (31) and a plurality of n-side barrier layers (32n) having intermediate quantum layers (31). Recesses (4) having flanks are formed in the semiconductor layer sequence on the part of the p-conducting semiconductor layer, wherein the quantum well layers and/or the n- and p-side barrier layers extend in a manner conforming to the flanks of the recesses at least in regions. The interior barrier layers have a larger average layer thickness than the p-side barrier layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Tobias MEYER, Thomas LEHNHARDT, Matthias PETER, Asako HIRAI, Juergen OFF, Philipp DRECHSEL, Peter STAUSS
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Publication number: 20180062031Abstract: An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is disclosed. In an embodiment the chip includes an active zone with a multi-quantum-well structure, wherein the multi-quantum-well structure comprises multiple quantum-well layers and multiple barrier layers, which are arranged sequentially in an alternating manner along a growth direction, wherein the multi-quantum-well structure has at least one emission region and multiple transport regions which are arranged sequentially in an alternating manner in a direction perpendicular to the growth direction, wherein at least one of the quantum-well layers and the barrier layers are thinner in the transport regions than in the emission regions, and wherein the quantum-well layers in the transport regions and in the emission regions are oriented perpendicularly to the growth direction with exception of a junction region between adjacent transport regions and emission regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Asako Hirai, Tobias Meyer, Philipp Drechsel, Peter Stauß, Anna Nirschl, Alvaro Gomez-Iglesias, Tobias Niebling, Bastian Galler
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Publication number: 20180062029Abstract: The invention relates to an optoelectronic semiconductor element (100) comprising a semiconductor layer sequence (1) with a first layer (10) of a first conductivity type, a second layer (12) of a second conductivity type, and an active layer (11) which is arranged between the first layer (10) and the second layer (12) and which absorbs or emits electromagnetic radiation when operated as intended. The semiconductor element (100) is equipped with a plurality of injection regions (2) which are arranged adjacently to one another in a lateral direction, wherein the semiconductor layer sequence (1) is doped within each injection region (2) such that the semiconductor layer sequence (1) has the same conductivity type as the first layer (10) within the entire injection region (2). Each injection region (2) passes at least partly through the active layer (11) starting from the first layer (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Alvaro GOMEZ-IGLESIAS, Asako HIRAI
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Patent number: 9828695Abstract: A nonpolar III-nitride film grown on a miscut angle of a substrate, in order to suppress the surface undulations, is provided. The surface morphology of the film is improved with a miscut angle towards an a-axis direction comprising a 0.15° or greater miscut angle towards the a-axis direction and a less than 30° miscut angle towards the a-axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Asako Hirai, Zhongyuan Jia, Makoto Saito, Hisashi Yamada, Kenji Iso, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura, James S. Speck
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Publication number: 20170327969Abstract: A nonpolar III-nitride film grown on a miscut angle of a substrate. The miscut angle towards the <000-1> direction is 0.75° or greater miscut and less than 27° miscut towards the <000-1> direction. Surface undulations are suppressed and may comprise faceted pyramids. A device fabricated using the film is also disclosed. A nonpolar III-nitride film having a smooth surface morphology fabricated using a method comprising selecting a miscut angle of a substrate upon which the nonpolar III-nitride films are grown in order to suppress surface undulations of the nonpolar III-nitride films. A nonpolar III-nitride-based device grown on a film having a smooth surface morphology grown on a miscut angle of a substrate which the nonpolar III-nitride films are grown. The miscut angle may also be selected to achieve long wavelength light emission from the nonpolar film.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Kenji Iso, Hisashi Yamada, Makoto Saito, Asako Hirai, Steven P. DenBaars, James S. Speck, Shuji Nakamura
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Publication number: 20160230312Abstract: A nonpolar III-nitride film grown on a miscut angle of a substrate, in order to suppress the surface undulations, is provided. The surface morphology of the film is improved with a miscut angle towards an ?-axis direction comprising a 0.15° or greater miscut angle towards the ?-axis direction and a less than 30° miscut angle towards the ?-axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2016Publication date: August 11, 2016Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Asako Hirai, Zhongyuan Jia, Makoto Saito, Hisashi Yamada, Kenji Iso, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura, James S. Speck
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Patent number: 9340899Abstract: A nonpolar III-nitride film grown on a miscut angle of a substrate, in order to suppress the surface undulations, is provided. The surface morphology of the film is improved with a miscut angle towards an a-axis direction comprising a 0.15° or greater miscut angle towards the a-axis direction and a less than 30° miscut angle towards the a-axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Asako Hirai, Zhongyuan Jia, Makoto Saito, Hisashi Yamada, Kenji Iso, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura, James S. Speck
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Publication number: 20140291694Abstract: A nonpolar III-nitride film grown on a miscut angle of a substrate, in order to suppress the surface undulations, is provided. The surface morphology of the film is improved with a miscut angle towards an a-axis direction comprising a 0.15° or greater miscut angle towards the a-axis direction and a less than 30° miscut angle towards the a-axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Asako Hirai, Zhongyuan Jia, Makoto Saito, Hisashi Yamada, Kenji Iso, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura, James S. Speck
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Patent number: 8791000Abstract: A nonpolar III-nitride film grown on a miscut angle of a substrate, in order to suppress the surface undulations, is provided. The surface morphology of the film is improved with a miscut angle towards an a-axis direction comprising a 0.15° or greater miscut angle towards the a-axis direction and a less than 30° miscut angle towards the a-axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Asako Hirai, Zhongyuan Jia, Makoto Saito, Hisashi Yamada, Kenji Iso, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura, James S. Speck
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Publication number: 20140138679Abstract: A nonpolar III-nitride film grown on a miscut angle of a substrate, in order to suppress the surface undulations, is provided. The surface morphology of the film is improved with a miscut angle towards an a-axis direction comprising a 0.15° or greater miscut angle towards the a-axis direction and a less than 30° miscut angle towards the a-axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAInventors: Asako Hirai, Zhongyuan Jia, Makoto Saito, Hisashi Yamada, Kenji Iso, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura, James S. Speck